Flute, C
Maker
Verne Q. Powell
Date1932
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelHandmade French model
Serial No.185
SignedStamped on head: VQP (in triangle cartouche, long side at top) / VERNE Q. POWELL / BOSTONStamped on body below socket: VQP (in triangle cartouche, long side at top) / VERNE Q. POWELL / BOSTON / 185
MarkingsNone
Description3 sections: headjoint, one-piece body and barrel, and foot joint. Cylindrical Boehm system with open holes. Sterling silver body and keywork. Seamed tubing. Soldered toneholes. 15 touchpieces. Inline G. Closed G-sharp. Briccialdi B-flat key. Trill keys: B-flat, D, D-sharp. C-foot. T-clutch for right hand.
This Boehm system flute was made for George Madsen, solo piccolo with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) under Serge Koussevitzky. This flute is a copy of a Louis Lot design built by Powell to the higher pitch scale. The headjoint tenon includes a ring that was specific to flutes built by Lot.
DimensionsTotal assembled length (from top to bottom, not including endcap): 662 mm
Acoustical length (from center of embouchure hole to bottom): 598 mm
Head (not including endcap): 168 mm
Body: 355 mm
Foot: 128.6 mm
Inner Bore at very top of head, cap removed: 16.7 mm
Inner Bore at end of head joint: 19.0 mm
Inner Bore at bottom of body: 19.1 mm
Inner Bore at bottom foot joint: 19.0
Embouchure hole diameter (length X width): 12.1 X 10.3 mm
Tubing thickness: 0.014 inch
ProvenanceEx-coll.: Roger Mather, Iowa City, Iowa.
According to Susan Marie Beagle Berdahl, this flute was made for George Madsen, solo piccolo with Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) under Koussevitzky.
Credit LineGift of Betty Bang Mather, in honor of her husband, Roger Mather, 2013
Object number14790
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